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Default 1950's WITCH computer running again

On Nov 20, 9:46*am, Tim Watts wrote:
Now that is a real man's computer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20395212

at Bletchley Park - mostly original parts reassembled and now working.

Beautiful to watch - all clicking relays and dekatron tubes

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I thought they had an even older "Colossus" up and running?
I saw the "Bombe" running at Bletchley that predated even that.